I have great admiration for the willingness of Steve Martin to share the motivating and pivotal moments that shaped his personality and the comedian that he became. It is amazing to me that anyone would pursue this profession given how isolating and challenging it can be. While an interesting memoir, I’m not sure it lends itself well to bookclub discussions.

Not a huge fan of Steve Martins type of comedy so this may have influenced my lack of excitement over the book. I did not find the writing stimulating, but he did grow up in the same area I did, so I did find some of it interesting in a reminiscing sort of way.

I thought it would be funny, it wasn't. I didn't like how it skipped around in time.

I really enjoyed the book. Granted, it wasn’t fast moving but it was intended to be more of a memoir than a work of comedy. It was the story of his life, the process of his “art” and life’s work. I was very impressed with his diligence and perseverance starting at such a young age.
A truly talented guy!